Tag Archives: TechCrunch

Google faces provisional antitrust charges in UK for ‘self-preferencing’ its ad exchange

More antitrust woes for Google. The U.K’.s competition watchdog said on Friday that it suspects the company of adtech antitrust abuses. The tech giant will now have a chance to respond to the provisional findings before the regulator reaches a … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Google faces provisional antitrust charges in UK for ‘self-preferencing’ its ad exchange

Karo is a to-do app that lets you assign tasks to your friends and family

You can build a reminder and task management system for yourself, and use a service that works for your team. But it might not be easy to get your family members or friends to use the same task management app. … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Karo is a to-do app that lets you assign tasks to your friends and family

Elon Musk’s X could still face sanctions for training Grok on Europeans’ data

Earlier this week, the EU’s lead privacy regulator ended its court proceeding related to how X processed user data to train its Grok AI chatbot, but the saga isn’t over yet for the Elon Musk-owned social media platform formerly known … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Elon Musk’s X could still face sanctions for training Grok on Europeans’ data

Telegram quietly enables users to report private chats to moderators after founder’s arrest

Telegram has quietly updated its policy to allow users to report private chats to its moderators following the arrest of founder Pavel Durov in France over “crimes committed by third parties” on the platform.  The messaging app, which serves nearly … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Telegram quietly enables users to report private chats to moderators after founder’s arrest

“Stop harassing Starlink,” SpaceX President tells Brazilian judge

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell made a public plea to one of Brazil’s top judicial figures on Thursday, asking him to “please stop harassing Starlink” amid the ongoing battle in the country against Elon Musk’s social media business X.  Musk has … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on “Stop harassing Starlink,” SpaceX President tells Brazilian judge

OSOM is shutting down on Friday

OSOM always had a difficult road, with plans to launch a privacy-focused handset. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on OSOM is shutting down on Friday

Salesforce acquires data management firm Own for $1.9B in cash

Salesforce has acquired Own Company, a provider of data management and protection solutions, for $1.9 billion in cash. In a press release, Salesforce GM Steve Fisher said that Own “underscores [Salesforce’s] commitment to providing secure, end-to-end solutions that protect our … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Salesforce acquires data management firm Own for $1.9B in cash

US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware

The U.S. government indictment demonstrated deep knowledge of the Russian spies’ activities, including their real-world meetings at a cafe in Moscow. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware

Lyft restructures its micromobility business and Volkswagen brings ChatGPT to US vehicles 

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Short week, shorter newsletter. For all the U.S.-based readers, I hope you … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Lyft restructures its micromobility business and Volkswagen brings ChatGPT to US vehicles 

Microsoft gives deepfake porn victims a tool to scrub images from Bing search

The advancement of generative AI tools has created a new problem for the internet: the proliferation of synthetic nude images resembling real people. On Thursday, Microsoft took a major step to give revenge porn victims a tool to stop its … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Microsoft gives deepfake porn victims a tool to scrub images from Bing search